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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1985

Page

4

Tom Nickell Editor Seeks Freedom and Community in the Permian Basin

The Odessa American statement emphasizes liberty, self control, and moral guides, affirming that freedom is a divine gift and not government granted. It underscores the newspaper’s mission to inform readers to promote and preserve freedom and responsible living in Odessa, Texas.

War ends for all as Hanoi returns 26 American remains

The Hanoi regime will repatriate remains of 26 Americans killed in Vietnam and provide information on six more missing in action. Vietnam aims to resolve the MIA POW issue within two years, addressing a long standing wartime tragedy and easing national grievance.

Hanoi Vietnam San Antonio

Reagan Gorbachev to Meet in Geneva Summit

The November Geneva summit will be President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev. It marks Reagan's first meeting with a Soviet head of state amid four Kremlin leaders since his 1981 inauguration. Conditions seem kinder to a productive dialogue now than earlier in his tenure.

Reagan Geneva Mikhail Gorbachev Soviet Union

Drinking and driving laws debate cross nations

The United States and the Soviet Union share a common issue with excessive drinking. In the U S authorities pursue legal enforcement while the Soviet state uses decrees to curb alcohol use. U S lawmakers including Texas consider measures to control drinking and driving and raise the drinking age.

United States Soviet Union U.S Soviets Texas Bay City Daily Tribune

Stacy Keach returns from British prison

Stacy Keach comes back to the United States after six months in a British prison for cocaine smuggling. Some view him as a hero for facing consequences, while others insist he remains a drug smuggler regardless of his time served.

Stacy Keach United States Beaumont Enterprise

College presidents threaten death penalty for violative sports

At a New Orleans Integrity Convention the NCAA pressure policy would force a school to discontinue any sport with a second major violation. If that sport is the department’s main revenue source the entire athletic program could die. The rule is retroactive to Sept. 1, 1980, aiming to curb abuses in college sports.

New Orleans

Texas lawmakers contact list for officials in 1980s

Federal and state officials listed with names, party, city, and Washington or Austin office addresses. Includes U S Rep Larry Combest Ronald Coleman Lloyd Bentsen Phil Gramm Larry Don Shaw Kelly Godwin Tom Craddick John Montford Bill Sims and Gov Mark White with respective post office boxes and Capitol addresses.

U.S Larry Combest Lubbock Longworth Russell Senate Washington, D.C Larry Don Shaw Big Spring P.O. Box Capital Austin Texas Kelly Godwin Odessa Capital Station Tom Craddick Midland John Montford

The Cat Barbs in a Syndicated Column

Means, a syndicated columnist for the Orlando Sentinel, vents about cats with a biting tone. He mocks cat owners, contrasts cats with dogs, discusses a 6 month old cat named Rip, and recalls an injury from a cat bite on July 4, 1985. He speculates on humorous cat uses and the social behavior of pets.

Betty Grable Lloyd's of London Grable

Fear Factories and Missing Children Fears

Goodman argues that public fear of child abductions is inflated by sensationalism and flawed statistics. He notes real rates are far lower than claimed, most cases involve runaways or family custody, and modern urban life increases outsider exposure while eroding community bonds.

Maine Chicago New Jersey North Carolina Tufts University Congress New York FBI

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